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Federal stimulus money could improve taste of school cafeteria food
Nine Ventura County school districts to buy new kitchen equipment
      Cafeteria food may improve this fall for students at some Ventura County schools. Earlier this month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell announced that 242 school districts throughout the state would share a $12.8million grant to purchase new food preparation equipment.
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Camarillo residents earn college degree, honors
      The following Camarillo residents have earned distinction from their colleges. •Emily Rachelle Mallory has graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering. She was one of 555 undergraduate students at the college's 174th commencement in May.
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Learning science can be fun
      To spark a child's interest in science, experts recommend taking science education out of the classroom and making it a handson experience. According to a new Purdue University study conducted by the National Science Foundation, students who took part in such projects learned more and showed deeper understanding of science principles than their peers.
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New webslinger comes to Old Town
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers TRANSFORMED—Face painter Caresse Vetter, a Camarillo resident, holds a mirror for Aaron Magana, 5, a Los Primeros Elementary School first-grader, whose image has changed from boy to Spider-Man during Fiesta in Camarillo on July 11.
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